Emil Albert Baldinger
Emil Albert Baldinger (born June 26, 1838 in Baden in the canton of Aargau ; † January 5, 1907 there ) was a Swiss forest scientist and politician .
biography
Emil Albert Baldinger was born as the son of the postman and prison administrator Castor Dominik Baldinger. From 1856 he first studied forest sciences at the Zurich Polytechnic . At the beginning of his studies he joined the Corps Rhenania here . He then moved to the Grand Ducal Saxon Forestry School in Eisenach .
After completing his studies, he was the district forester in Baden from 1860 to 1887 and the canton chief forester from 1887 to 1907. He was involved in the transfer of the vast middle forests into high forest . In addition to his work as a forester, he held offices in politics. From 1884 to 1885 he was a member of the Aargau Constitutional Council and 1885 Aargau Grand Council . From 1876 to 1907 he was a member of the Swiss National Council, initially as a moderate liberal, at times as a conservative and from 1887 as a non-attached member . As President of the National Council Commission for the Forest Act, his commitment was to preserve the Swiss forest. In addition, he actively participated in the legislative development of economic issues such as the factory law , banknote monopoly , insurance and customs tariffs .
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Individual evidence
- ^ 150 years of the Corps Rhenania Zurich-Aachen-Braunschweig, 1855-2005. Braunschweig 2005, p. 297.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baldinger, Emil Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss forest scientist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baden AG |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1907 |
| Place of death | Baden AG |